Total Crime Rate

373.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 373.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 92.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 86.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 40.2 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 28.7 10/10
  • Burglary 28.7 10/10
  • Public order 23.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.2 9/10
  • Other crime 11.5 10/10
  • Drugs 5.8 6/10
  • Other theft 5.8 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.8 8/10
  • Robbery 5.8 7/10
  • Theft from the person 5.8 7/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Layerthorpe area has the 19th highest crime rate of 130 local areas in Guildhall , and the 28th highest crime rate of 639 local areas in York .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Layerthorpe (YO31 7XU) in the last 12 months was 373.6 per 1,000 residents and was 18.2% higher than the Guildhall average (315.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 126.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Layerthorpe (YO31 7XU), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 94 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Layerthorpe area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (27/27)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fleming Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dennison Street —
Sep 2025Burglary Mansfield Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mansfield Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dalguise Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Layerthorpe —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Layerthorpe Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Redeness Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour College Mews —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dalguise Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Little Hallfield Road —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Scrope Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Scrope Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Scrope Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Faber Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Faber Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Hallfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Villa Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

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